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Alcohol treatment

Alcohol and ageing: the hidden harms

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Jess Kuehne 1
18 Sep 2020

A new report by the Commission on Alcohol Harm has concluded that a new UK-wide alcohol strategy is urgently required.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Lessons from lockdown

Action to support the 50-70s crucial to building UK’s resilience post-pandemic

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Centre for Ageing Better
15 Sep 2020

Improving health resilience and maximising the economic contribution of 50-70 year olds will be crucial to support economic recovery and growth, new report says.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Dawid Konotey-Ahulu

Dawid Konotey-Ahulu appointed trustee at Centre for Ageing Better

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Centre for Ageing Better
14 Sep 2020

He will take up the position from mid-September and will work with us to on our mission to create a society in which everyone enjoys later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Elderly road sign

Age-positive icons competition launched

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Centre for Ageing Better
10 Sep 2020

We've launched a competition to design ‘age-positive’ icons to replace the negative symbols that commonly represent people in later life, such as ‘hunched-over stickmen’.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Co-design

Optimising co-design to create better life outcomes

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9 Sep 2020

The UK needs to design products with older people, carers and communities in mind rather than retrofitting to poorly understood needs.

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Group of men outside a mosque

What do we know about health inequalities of older BAME groups?

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Nayyara Tabassum
2 Sep 2020

Although COVID-19 has shone a light on health inequalities among older ethnic minority groups, there's still lots that we don't know.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Accessible bathroom

How can we create products that really work for everyone?

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Ed Warner
1 Sep 2020

What does good accessible design look like? And how can we ensure that these products are widely available and effective for everyone?

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  • Age-friendly Movement
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Group of older people sitting by tables

The research revolution in startups

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1 Sep 2020

Innovation – and especially 'venture research' – has a key role to play in how society responds to the age shift we're experiencing in the UK.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Unlocking potential for seniors housing development
Irwin Mitchell
16 May 2024
This report provides insights into the senior housing sector in England. Drawing on survey research and national statistics, this report ranks all England’s local planning authorities on the presence…
The Care Act 2014: Ten years on from Royal Assent
Local Government Association
14 May 2024
This report reflects on the impacts of the 2014 Care Act on adult social care, including for older people. Drawing on qualitative and survey research with social care stakeholders, staff and service…
Men’s Social Connectedness in Later Life: A Qualitative Study with Older Men
Pereira, H. et al., Geriatrics
19 May 2024
This paper explores older men’s views on social connectedness in later life. Using qualitative data from 104 interviews with Portuguese men aged 65 or older, it outlines difficulties experienced…

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